Associations to the word «Punning»
Noun
- Tinker
- Pun
- Word
- Sai
- Joke
- Allusion
- Gag
- Humor
- Gent
- Rhyme
- Cruel
- Humour
- Parody
- Bahadur
- Irony
- Phrase
- Synopsis
- Idiom
- Ambiguity
- Metaphor
- Conceit
- Slang
- Pronunciation
- Riddle
- Satire
- Title
- Rapper
- Sonnet
- Proverb
- Nickname
- Wit
- Slogan
- Acronym
- Sentencing
- Pardon
- Tao
- Moniker
- Wan
- Punishment
- Caricature
- Meaning
- Jest
- Motto
- Connotation
- Tat
- Pseudonym
- Anecdote
- Shakespeare
- Mascot
- Farce
- Analogy
- Cartoon
- Fun
- Rifleman
- Name
- Serge
- Kon
- Dialogue
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
PUN, verb. (transitive) To beat; strike with force; ram; pound, as in a mortar; reduce to powder.
PUN, noun. A joke or type of wordplay in which similar senses or sounds of two words or phrases, or different senses of the same word, are deliberately confused.
PUN, verb. To make or tell a pun; make a play on words.
Dictionary definition
PUN, noun. A humorous play on words; "I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her".
PUN, verb. Make a play on words; "Japanese like to pun--their language is well suited to punning".
Wise words
The most important things are the hardest things to say.
They are the things you get ashamed of because words
diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem
timeless when they are in your head to no more than living
size when they are brought out.